1879 Chicago White Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Stockings 1879 National League Lakefront Park Chicago 46 33 y 4th William Hulbert Silver Flint, Cap Anson The 1879 Chicago White Stockings season was the eighth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the fourth in the National League and the second at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 46–33. Regular season Season standings Chicago White Stockings Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1879 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers Frank Hankinson Terry Larkin Catchers Tom Dolan Silver Flint Infielders Cap Anson Lew Brown Herm Doscher John Peters Joe Quest John Stedronsky Ned Williamson Outfielders Abner Dalrymple George Gore Bill Harbridge Jack Remsen Orator Shafer Manager Cap Anson Silver Flint Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Silver Flint 79 324 92 .284 1 41 1B Cap Anson 51 227 72 .317 0 34 2B Joe Quest 83 334 69 .207 0 22 3B Ned Williamson 80 320 94 .294 1 36 SS John Peters John Peters (shortstop) 83 379 93 .245 1 31 OF Orator Shafer 73 316 96 .304 0 35 OF Abner Dalrymple 71 333 97 .291 0 23 OF George Gore 63 266 70 .263 0 32 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Jack Remsen 42 152 33 .217 0 8 Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 6 21 6 .286 0 3 Bill Harbridge 4 18 2 .111 0 1 John Stedronsky 4 12 1 .083 0 0 Herm Doscher 3 11 2 .182 0 1 Tom Dolan Tom Dolan (baseball) 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Terry Larkin 58 513.1 31 23 2.44 142 Frank Hankinson 26 230.2 15 10 2.50 69 References 1879 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago White Stockings season Chicago Cubs